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Nick Earl
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Limeslade Bay
Tony Atkin
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Ness Beach
Oliver Dixon
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Dornoch Beach
Michael HillKing
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Samson
Andrew Curtis
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Dalton Burn Beach
Peter Church
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Robin Hoods Bay Robin Hood's Bay Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately 200 metres in leng...
Immanuel Giel
Photo: Immanuel Giel CC BY 3.0
Morecambe South The bathing water at Morecambe South is gently sloping and with small pebbles. There is a strip of beach exposed thro...
David Long
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Fistral South Fistral South bathing water lies within Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, appro...
Oliver Dixon 
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Newborough Beach
andrew auger
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Bowleaze Cove Bowleaze Cove is just east Weymouth on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and pebble beach resort, approximately one kilo...
Nigel Chadwick
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Minnis Bay
Jonathan Wilkins 
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Porth Dinllaen Beach Porth Dinllaen Beach is situated about 600 meters west of Nefyn.
Trevor Rickard
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Ramsey Beach Ramsey Beach is about 500 meters north east of Ramsey.
Lewis Clarke
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Man of War Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Iain Lees
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Fishermans Haven Beach
Richard Webb 
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Coldingham Beach Coldingham Beach is located in Scottish Borders 700 meters south of St. Abbs.
Philip Halling 
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Teignmouth Holcombe Teignmouth Holcombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy cove, approximately 650 metres wide, backed by clif...
Ross
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Ballyholme Beach Ballyholme Beach is about 2 kilometers north east of Bangor.
Stephen Armstrong
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Hest Bank Beach Hest Bank Beach lies in Lancashire, 600 meters west of Hest Bank.
John Fielding
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Llanrhystud Beach
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